Quote of the month

Quote of the month

dimanche 31 octobre 2010

Adam Grosser: A new vision for refrigeration


Adam Grosser talks about a project to build a refrigerator that works without electricity -- to bring the vital tool to villages and clinics worldwide. Tweaking some old technology, he's come up with a system that works.

mardi 19 octobre 2010

Web 2.0 Expo SF 2010: Eric Ries, "The Lean Startup: Innovation Through ...

Startup Lessons Learned
Eric Ries is the author of the blog Lessons Learned. He was the co-founder and served as Chief Technology Officer of IMVU, his third startup. He is the co-author of several books including The Black Art of Java Game Programming (Waite Group Press, 1996). In 2007, BusinessWeek named Ries one of the Best Young Entrepreneurs of Tech.

Description: A startup is not a "doll house" version of a larger enterprise. It's a human institution trying to start something new under extreme conditions of uncertainty, says author Eric Ries. It's not that some founders have better ideas than others, and this is what dictates success. What differentiates a successfully launched enterprise is one who can unearth the best ideas under duress - those who can find "the pivot"- the point of reinvention when they realize that their original ideas need retooling. And, more critically, that they can find their market before they run out of money.

lundi 18 octobre 2010

Stanford's Entrepreneurship Corner Jerry Kaplan, Winster Five Critica...

Jerry Kaplan is widely known in the computer industry as a serial entrepreneur, executive, technical innovator, and author. Most recently, he was co-chairman of Egghead.com, Inc. Previously, Mr. Kaplan served as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of online auction company Onsale, Inc., which he co-founded in 1994.

Kaplan talks about the five critical skills that entrepreneurs need:
1) Leadership: ability to build consensus in the face of uncertainty
2) Communication: ability to keep a clear and consistent message
3) Decision-making: knowing when to make a decision
4) Being a good team player: knowing when to trust and when to delegate
5) Ability to telescope: to focus in on the details and then move back to the bigger picture.


samedi 16 octobre 2010

The 8 Great Traits That Lead To Success


The 8 Great Traits That Lead to sucess:

1 - Passion
2 - Work
3 - Focus
4 - Push
5 - Ideas
6 - Improve
7 - Serve
8 - Persist